(19)
(11) EP 0 911 883 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(43) Date of publication A2:
28.04.1999 Bulletin 1999/17

(21) Application number: 98119698.3

(22) Date of filing: 19.10.1998
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6H01L 29/737, H01L 21/331
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 24.10.1997 JP 291887/97

(71) Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Aoyama, Tohru
    Minato-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Glawe, Delfs, Moll & Partner 
Patentanwälte Postfach 26 01 62
80058 München
80058 München (DE)

   


(54) Bipolar transistor with a SiGe epitaxial base layer and method of fabrication the same


(57) There is provided a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of forming an insulating film (2) and an electrically conductive film (3) on a silicon substrate (1), forming a first opening (2a) in the insulating film (2) and a second opening (3a) in the electrically conductive film (3), the second opening (3a) having a smaller length than the first opening (2a) so that tunnel portions (2b) are formed in the insulating film (2) below the electrically conductive film (3), and forming a Si1-XGeX base epitaxial layer (5) on the silicon substrate (1) in the first opening (2a), wherein a process gas includes disilane, an etching gas includes chlorine, a ratio of the chlorine to the disilane is 1/50 or greater, and a growth temperature is 640 degrees centigrade or smaller.







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